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He’s playing my song… Uno Vesje performs Nataliana
As a composer, the joy of hearing my music performed beautifully is the big payoff. Hearing performers make the music their own is what inspires me to write more, to get down on paper more of the music that fills my studio. Here’s a beautiful performance of my...
How do you clear your mind?
(And what do you see when you do?) Two bees on a thistle. I saw them today, when my head cleared, near the end of my run. I sometimes work at music or the engine that runs the business of music until my brain is as diffuse as the swirl of grey pouring out of a...
Watermelon is in my Blood
Watermelon is in my blood. Still, after all these years, it’s my favorite food. There are other foods, exotic — and cuisines and culinary experiences — but nothing compares to the pure delice of watermelon. Her texture: exquisite crunch, voluptuous...
An insider’s view of DHC’s week
Hi, I’m Beatriz and I work with DHC to help set up her weekly e-zines, blogposts and social media campaigns. At the beginning of the week I asked DHC “What’s up this week?” here’s what I found out: Mini Retreat for “Harness Your Muse” “Harness Your...
We All Enter Slimy
I’ve just started the process of editing the first level of “Hip Harp Academy” my year-long pre-jazz program for harp players. That means that Mackenzie, my school administrator and I, are going back through content of the 10+ programs that make up the...
Our Favorite Harp Hunk – and Passionate Collaborations – in Hong Kong
It’s a fascinating community: the international harp community – and it’s NOT just harp players. When we get together anywhere in the world – like in Hong Kong earlier this month – the events connect players, builders, composer,...
A Concert at the Hong Kong Airport
July 14, 2017 For many years I dreamed of stress-less trips to the airport with my harp – being able to hand the instrument over to luggage carriers, easy, turbulent-free flights – but I’d never ever dreamed of playing a concert at the airport. I’d NEVER...
A Durian Adventure in Hong Kong
Dateline: July 13, 2017 – Durian Adventure Hong Kong – Wan Chai – Hong Kong, China I don’t quite know how we do it, but whenever U.K. harpist ,Shelley Fairplay and I are together, we seem to get in some kind of trouble. I think it must be her...
Elevating Harp Transport in Hong Kong
July 12, 2017 – Hong Kong – World Harp Congress As harp players, we spend a lot of time thinking about transport. Stuffing harps into elevators, taxis, trunks, vans, station wagons. This particular elevator was a tiny one, a slow 14 floors, and it was the...
